Summary
One of sixty-nine black and white and sepia photographs in a bound album [six of which are loose] taken by A.J. Campbell during a Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria expedition to Kent Group of islands, Bass Strait in 1890. The album also includes a map of Kent Group in the inside front cover and numerous contemporary newspaper clippings relating to the expedition.
Description of Content
View of Rodondo Island from the deck of the ship SS Despatch. Photograph taken by Archibald J. Campbell during a scientific expedition by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria to Kent Group of islands, Bass Strait, 1890. The 'Despatch' was carrying the party to the islands having departed Port Melbourne in December of that year.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Museum Archive, Museum Victoria, 13 Dec 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Island, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1890
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Photographer
Archibald J. Campbell, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Information ascertained from newspaper reports of the day preserved with the photograph in the album. -
Organiser of Expedition
Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Format
Photograph, 6" X 4", Sepia
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Printed in black ink in caption at foot of the page: " 1. Rodondo Island, 1150 ft. high (taken from s.s. 'Despatch' ". Museum Victoria catalogue reference handwritten in pencil at foot of the page: "MM 091479".
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
148 mm (Width), 105 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Coastal Landscapes, Coastlines, Islands, Landscapes, Natural Environment, Natural History, Rural Landscapes, Rural Life
